Air transportation is a key economic driver in cities across the nation. In 2017, InterVISTAS Consulting, LLC published a study of MSP’s economic impact on the Twin Cities metropolitan area in 2016. The findings: MSP created more than $15.9 billion in annual economic output and supported 86,900 jobs, making it one of the most important economic generators in the entire Upper Midwest. More than 5.2 million visitors to the Twin Cities traveled through MSP, spending more than $2.5 billion in the community. The airport generated $3.7 billion in employment earnings and nearly $1 billion in taxes to support federal, state and local programs. The study did not measure the number of Twin Cities businesses and jobs that are unrelated to the aviation and visitors industries that would probably not be located there if not for ample air service. However, it is likely no coincidence that Minnesota has both some of the best air service and most Fortune 500 companies per capita in the nation. Economic Impact IN 2016, SUPPORTED... i n government tax revenues $973 million 20 21